Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,436.8
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 7.8% to 2.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.4%.
29 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity
675 (111%)
Free school meals
11.2%
English additional lang.
25.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£49,906
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 761 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 74.0% | +£196k | £355k | 7.8% | £6,134 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 77.7% | -£32k | £323k | 6.7% | £6,434 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 77.1% | -£125k | £198k | 3.8% | £7,059 |
| 2024/25 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 79.8% | -£63k | £136k | 2.4% | £7,437 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£600k
Premises
£294k
Other costs
£894k
7.3%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
4.1%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 52.2 | 79.9% | 59.7% | 55.7% | — | 149 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 42.7 | 17.5 | £44,876 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 40.7 | 18.3 | £44,017 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 43.7 | 17.1 | £43,796 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 17.3 | £49,120 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 16.9 | £49,906 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 751 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.6% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 752 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 763 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 764 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 757 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 5.8% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 753 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 6.7% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 759 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.8% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 757 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 16.2% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 13.4% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 755 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 761 |
29 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2013 | — | Good |